Motor vehicle parking and storage system



June 27, 1933 N. 5. BLACK ET AL MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING AND STORAGE SYSTEM Filed April 14, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet, l

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MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING AND STORAGE SYSTEM Application filed April 14,

The invention relates to parking and storage systems moreparticularly designed for use in congested districts of cities. In many places of this character. the number of cars constantly present is far in excess of the number that can be accommodated by parking on the street, and furthermore, in many districts parking on the street, even for a brief interval, is prohibited. The land values in such 19 locations are much too high to make the erection of a storage garage profitable and as a consequencethe users of cars are obliged to park at some distance from their desired destination and to proceed the rest of the way on foot.

It is the object of our invention to obtain a parking and storage system which will permit car users to drive into the heart of the congested district and will also permit them to proceed.- under cover to various adjacent points. It is a further object to accomplish this result without excessive costs or the use of valuable building space for unsightly garages. With these objects in view 2 the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter set forth.'

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan view of our parking and storage system, partly in horizontal section; Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure at is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a modified construction;

Figure 5 is asimilar view showing another modification.

Our improved system is particularly adapted for use upon avenues having spaced roadways for the traific in opposite directions with a park in between. Such an arrange-' ment is illustrated in Figure 1 in which A and B are the two roadways which are separated by a park space C. Beneath this.

space C is formed a subterranean parking and storage structure as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. The space immediately below the ground surface or on the floor D is'utilized for the reception of motor cars which find access thereto through ramps E. As

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shown, these ramps enter from the roadways at opposite ends of the park, the entrances being covered by the housings E and the ramps curving inward as they descend to aisles F on opposite sides of a center island 5v platform G. The platform Gr maybe utilized for an office for the cashier or other attendants and may also be provided with a stairway H for ascendingto the street level.

In alignment with theaisle F and at the op- 0 posite end of the park 0 isan elevator I on which the carsmay be lowered to any of the sub-floors D D D D Preferably the cars are hauled by a suitable tractorinstead of being driven under their own power and thus can be transported to any desired location upon the sub-floors.

From the floorD a series of tunnels J run in various directions leading to adjacent buildings or points of business so that the occupants of the car may proceed under cover to their; destination. Stairways K are arranged at various points for ascendingto the street level. i

vVhen the cars are called forthey are pref erably raised to the floor D on the elevator I which is at the opposite end of thepark from the elevator 'I. The cars may then be transported beneath the ramp E through an arch L to the aisle M which is outside of the 3 aisle F and is delivered to the owner adjacent to the point of leaving but in a different aisle. A ramp N is in alignment with the aisle M so that the driver can pass directly out through the covered opening 0 without 5 crossing any incoming traiiic. The space on p w the floor D between the aisle F and upon 0pposite sides of the island platform (3- may be utilized for storage of cars which are only left for short intervals and therefore are 9- more accessible in this location.

' In the modified construction shown in Figures 4 and 5 there is no central park beneath which the storage may be located. Figure 4 shows the parking structure as arranged be- :9 neath the center of a single roadway P hav- V ing the ramps for entering and leaving on the cross streets as indicated at Q. Figure 5 shows a similar construction but with the reception floor arranged under the sidewalk and partly under the street or roadway. If desired, the storage may then be in a basement beneath a building adjacent to the roadway. Various other modifications may be made but in all the storage is subterranean rather than in a building which is above the ground level.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A parking and storage system for motor vehicles comprising a subterranean structure provided with a plurality of storagefioors and a reception floor immediately below the ground level, the latter having unobstructed Vehicle aisles and a passenger alighting platform adjacent thereto, ramps leading from adjacent roadway to the aisles of said reception floor, and means other than their own power for transporting the motor vehicles from said reception floor to the storage floors, said means being also in line with said unobstructed aisles.

2. A parking and storage system for motor vehicles comprising a subterranean structure located adjacent to a roadway and provided with a plurality of storage floors and a reception floor at the top thereof, first below the ground surface the latter having unobstructed vehicle aisles and a passenger alighting platform adjacent thereto, a series of ramps leading from said adjacent roadway to the aisles of said reception floor, and means other than their own power for transporting the motor vehicles from said reception floor to said storage floor, said means being also in line'with said unobstrusted aisles.

3. A sparking and storage system comprising a subterranean structure located in" a congested district and comprising a plurality of superposed storage floors and a reception floor at the top or first below the ground surface, the latter having unobstructed vehicle aisles and a passenger alighting platform adjacent thereto, a plurality of ramps leading from adjacent roadways to the aisles of the reception floor, means other than their own power for transporting motor vehicles from the reception floor to the storage floors said means being also in line with said unobstruc ed aisles and one or more tunnels leading from said reception floor to adjacent buildings.

l. A parking and storage system comprising a subterranean structure adjacent to a roadway and comprising a plurality of superposed floors with a reception floor at the top or first below the ground surface, having a platform and aisles for incoming and outgoing cars adjacent thereto, ramps leading from an adjacentroadway to the aisles of saidreception floor and one or more ele vators for transporting the motor vehicles from the reception fioor to the storage floors,

arranged at the opposite ends of said aisles from said ramps.

5. A parking and storage system for motor vehicles comprising a subterranean structure provided with a plurality of storage floors, and a reception floor immediately below the ground level, the latter having unobstructed vehicle aisles and a passenger alight-ing platform adjacent thereto, ramps leading from an adjacent roadway to said reception floor, aisles in alignment with said ramps respectively for incoming and outgo ng cars',pedestr1an passageways from said reception floor andmeans other than their own power for transporting the motor ve hicles from said reception floor to the storage floorsf In testimony whereof we afiiX our signatures.

NOLAN S. BLACK. VILFRED V. CASGRAIN.

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